Last month, UNLV coach Dave Rice announced that Dejean-Jones would not return to the team. Dejean-Jones was suspended for the final regular-season game against Wyoming because of a violation of team rules.

This will be the third team for the 6-5 guard. He played 18 games at USC as a freshman and averaged 7.6 points. Last season at UNLV, he shot 42.7 percent from the field, 32.3 percent from 3-point range and 64.3 percent from the foul line. He averaged 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

Iowa State finished last season 28-8 and lost in the East Region Semifinal to eventual national champion, Connecticut.